Wednesday, November 25, 2015

HEALING | FOOD: Friend or Foe?

Eat your way to feeling good...

If you’ve been on my table, you’ve probably heard me talk
about acid and alkaline foods that can help or hinder how you feel in so many
ways. But, today we’re talking specifically about inflammation in your joints and muscles. It’s
not always intuitive which foods produce acid or alkaline conditions in your body, so when you have a chance, take a look at this great chart HEREfrom
Greenopedia.com that helps you make both smart and delicious choices every time you put food in your mouth. Most of us need to increase the alkaline part (think: anti-inflammation) and reduce the acid part. We need both.The inflammation response and how good we feel due to the foods we eat, are intimately connected. Check out this blog from greenopedia.com on alkaline diets HERE. You can even find cookbooks that help you cook more alkaline and get some good ideas for easy ways to shift your thinking about what you purchase at the market.

Simply put, high beef + carb/high sugar diets pretty much, reliably
produce chronic inflammation throughout your body. "Oh no! Does that mean I can’t
eat beef, bread, pasta, chips, rice, sugar/honey/etc and potatoes?" Well, yes, kind of
but you needn’t give them up altogether. Just reduce them a lot… start by
choosing a few foods that are friendly to you and help you feel good, think more
clearly, get sick less often and a whole bunch of other benefits. Drop a couple that are clearly not helping you. You'll probably like the results you feel/see to keep serious about the changes you're making. No need to make dramatic changes. Keep doing the do-able ones and add as you go. Over time, you will see the difference.

Inflammation can present in many different ways. How do you
know if you have inflammation? The list below are some symptoms which can be
associated with low grade chronic inflammation:

Skin outbreaks

Diarrhea

Shortness of
breath

Body aches and
pains

Weight gain

Swelling

Dry eyes

Stiffness

Congestion

Frequent
infections

Fuzzy thinking

There's lots to ferret out about how alkaline foods
can create more sparkling health for you, but here are a few links I like. CLICK on the orange part. I hope this helps give you a leg up
on this timely information as we move in to the holidays, which I hope you really enjoy!